Chapter 578 Only quickness will never break
Feng Yong was sighing in his heart. When Zhao Guang heard this, he quickly stood up straight, came over and asked quietly, "Brother, do you have any inside information?"
“I don’t have the inside story, but my school has a secret skill called Taiyi Divine Number, which can be used to predict the future by looking at the sky. I looked at the stars last night and found that there were fierce soldiers in the northeast. It is estimated that there is a big battle to be fought..."
After hearing this, Zhao Guang immediately became interested and looked at Feng Yong with admiration, "I didn't expect that brother has even learned such ancient secret techniques?"
Then he felt something was wrong and blinked, "Hey... the northeast? Isn't that Shanggui? Isn't that where General Wu is fighting now?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Guang felt discouraged again.
Feng Yong didn't bother to care about his half-dead look, and asked Yang Wanwan on the other side, "Wei Ran, has there been any news from King Yang?"
Yang Wanwan was also called Wei Ran. His father, Yang Ju, was the King of Di in the Yinping area of Wudu, so Yang Wanwan was really a little prince.
“No news has come back yet, but it should be fine. After all, my lord was once the King of White Horse Di.”
Feng Yong looked to the south and said, "You still have to be careful. I don't worry about the strong end."
In this Northern Expedition, Liao Hua was ordered to guard Wudu and ensure the safety of the grain road from Ju County to Qishan.
Yang Ju accepted the order of the Prime Minister and returned to his hometown to gather his old troops, which can be regarded as finally getting his wish.
It’s just that Feng Yong is not optimistic about his trip at the moment. After all, after so many years, who knows how many people still recognize him?
It is estimated that Yang Ju also knew that this was a political mission.
So this will have to wait.
When the Han Dynasty can really retake Longyou, King Yang Di of Wudu Yinping will probably put on a good show of "Children, your king is back again".
Yang Wanwan can become a real little prince then.
This guy Qiang Duan hid far away in the southwest when the Northern Expeditionary Army first left Ju County.
Even though he has done well in the wool trade with Hanzhong in recent years, he is just a white glove of the Longyou clan, and he may not be close to the Han Dynasty himself.
In the Battle of Hanzhong, other Di kings all responded to Ma Chao, but this strong leader was one of the few Di kings who was close to Cao Cao, and even stabbed the big Han in the back once.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Cao Cao wiping out the Hu tribes who responded to Ma Chao during the Battle of Hanzhong, and then moving away the Han people in Yinping, the capital of Wu, Qiang Duan took advantage of the opportunity.
In addition, he has made a lot of money doing business with Hanzhong in the past few years, and his power has grown. If he really has harmful intentions, then the food supply will be in trouble.
So Feng Yong always had a sense of distrust in Qiang Duan, the King of Di.
From King Feng Gui’s point of view, if you really have good intentions, why would you hide far away? Why are you hiding if you don't feel guilty?
If you hide, it means there is something wrong with you!
Stayed in Xixian for two days. After a batch of grain and grass was gathered, Feng Yong personally escorted the baggage to Jixian.
Ji County is the county seat of Tianshui. The city is tall and heavy, so it is necessary to have supplies to attack the city.
At this time, the Han army had just encircled Jicheng, and Feng Yong escorted the troops there with grain, grass and baggage, providing extremely powerful logistical support.
Zhuge Liang heard that Feng Yong had arrived and sent a message to him to enter the commander's tent.
“The last general, Feng Yong, has met the prime minister.”
Feng Yong entered the commander's tent and said loudly.
As the Northern Expeditionary Army advances northward, its forces become more dispersed. When the counties hear the news, they all want to send people to receive them. Now, there is no more general in the commander's tent.
Feng Yong glanced at it and saw only Ma Su and Yang Yi standing on both sides of Xiang Lang, plus a strange young general. There was insufficient light in the tent, and it was from the side, so Feng Yong couldn't see his face clearly.
Ma Su is here because he was transferred back to the Prime Minister's Mansion after the Northern Expedition and accompanied him to discuss military matters.
This guy was tricked by himself into being a prefect in Hanzhong, yet he still managed to follow him.
It seems that Old Demon Zhuge really thinks highly of him.
Hearing Feng Yong announce his name, the young general's eyes flashed with light, but he took the initiative to turn his head. His eyes fell on him and could no longer move away. His eyes were burning and he kept looking up and down at Feng Yong. , I don’t know what I’m thinking.
"No need to be polite." Zhuge Liang was in a good mood and said with a smile, "I thought it would take two days for you to arrive, but I didn't expect you would arrive today. The Dongfeng Express in your hand is indeed a fast word. I I finally made the right loan by lending you this Dongfeng Express."
Well, of course Zhuge Liang was right to borrow the east wind!
"Come, let me tell you, this is Jiang Wei and Jiang Boyue from Ji County, Tianshui. He is a rare good scholar in Liangzhou. Boyue, this is Feng Yong and Feng Mingwen whom I often mention to you."
With joy on his face, Zhuge Liang said to the two young men in the tent, "You two are both rare talents. You should get closer to each other in the future."
When Feng Yong heard this, he was shocked and quickly turned to look at the young general.
I didn't pay attention to the appearance of Jiang Wei. Now, when I look at it, Feng Tu's first thought is: There are such outstanding men in the world!
Compared to Zhao Guang's unparalleled handsomeness, Jiang Wei's handsomeness is as masculine as the scorching sun.
His eyes are as deep as ancient pools, his face is as sharp as a knife, and his body is as tall and straight as a cold pine. He stands there, calm and calm.
The whole person's appearance actually gave Feng Yong the feeling of having downy hairs all over his body.
Compared to the outstanding-looking Jiang Wei, Feng Tubolo, whose appearance was initially passable, suddenly became extremely ordinary.
Jiang Wei secretly thought in his heart, "I heard that Feng Langjun is extremely intelligent and talented enough to be compared with Cao Zhi, but I didn't expect that he has a plain face. He really cannot be tolerated."
The two of them stared at each other for a long time, and suddenly they said in a tacit understanding, "I have met Feng Langjun (Jiang Langjun)."
After saying that, they looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
In the "Book of Ji Han" written by later generations, this passage was recorded for the meeting between the two people today:
Yong, his plans are hidden by ghosts; Wei, his strategy is the hero of the world. The two met under Jicheng and saw the rise of the Han Dynasty! Said: The double pillars of the Han Dynasty.
When Zhuge Liang saw the scene between Feng Yong and Jiang Wei, his heart moved and he remembered something, so he couldn't help showing a scrutinizing look in his eyes, and his eyes wandered back and forth between the two, hesitating.
When Feng Yong came to stand aside, he suddenly found that the prime minister's eyes were fixed on Jiang Wei, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Feng Tubao couldn't help but murmur to himself, "Historically, the old demon Zhuge praised Jiang Wei in every possible way, and even regarded him as his direct disciple, teaching him everything he learned. Is there any privacy in this?"
It was Ma Su who saw the Prime Minister lost his mind and reminded him quietly, "Prime Minister!"
Zhuge Liang came back to his senses and smiled to himself, "I was distracted."
As he spoke, his eyes glanced back and forth between Ma Su and Feng Yong.
Then he continued, "Now only Shanggui and Jicheng are left with water. The city of Shanggui is strong, and it is the place where Cao thieves gathered food. There is sufficient food and grass. In addition, Linwei County, the governor of Guangwei County in the east, responds to it. , it is difficult to capture it for a while.”
"Therefore, we can only go north to Longshan via Jicheng to block the enemy who comes to help. Boyue, you are most familiar with Longyou, what do you think about this?"
When Jiang Wei heard the Prime Minister's question, he quickly stood up and said, "Return to the Prime Minister, if you want to prevent Cao Cao's thieves from passing the pass to help, you will have three strategies, the upper, middle and lower. It's just up to the Prime Minister to choose."
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Jiang Wei walked to the map and sand table, picked up the bamboo whip, and looked at Feng Yong again.
Feng Yong was a little confused by him, and the Prime Minister asked you to say, what do you think I did?
He didn't know that Jiang Wei was praising him in his heart with this glance.
This map is exquisite and the sand table is exquisite. Comparing the two proves that mountains, rivers, cities, and passes are all included in it. They are really necessary for marching and fighting.
I heard that this was made by Feng Langjun, and his talent is indeed superior to that of many people!
"The first plan is to immediately order a general to lead his troops directly north, cross the street pavilion, climb Longshan Mountain, seize Longguan, and guard it here to prevent Cao's thieves from passing through Guanlong Avenue to Longlong."
"In this way, Cao's thieves have no choice but to go around the north. By the time they come from the north, Longyou has already been owned by the Han Dynasty. The prime minister will lead his army to meet the troops coming from afar. They will definitely win!"
After hearing this, Zhuge Liang glanced at Feng Yong in surprise again, thinking that Jiang Boyue and Feng Mingwen really had the same views. Not only did they have the same plan, but they even used similar rhetoric.
“One of the tricks is to guard the street pavilion. This will also prevent the Cao thieves from Guanzhong from communicating with the Cao thieves from Guangwei County. As long as the street pavilion can be guarded for two months, Longyou will be owned by the Han Dynasty.”
"My next plan is to guard the Longyou gate in Lueyang. But in this way, if the enemy from Guanzhong does not continue to the west, but turns south from the street pavilion, the Cao thieves in Guangwei County will probably become more powerful. , difficult to attack."
There are four counties in Longyou, with Tianshui as the center, Nan'an and Longxi in the west, and Guangwei in the east.
Now that Nan'an has been secured, Wei Yan is recovering Longxi.
Only Guangwei County is like an irregular "7", wrapping Tianshui inside and protecting Longshan outside.
If you want to go up to Longshan to block the pass and encounter enemies, there are two ways.
The first step is to capture Shanggui, then continue eastward and capture Linwei County at the bottom of the "7", and finally go up along the "7", passing through Qingshui and other counties on the way before reaching Jieting.
This is not allowed by the current situation, because Guangwei County did not respond to the Northern Expedition and must attack the city all the way.
The first line is the route taken by the current Northern Expedition army. It goes from the West County of Tianshui County to Jicheng, forming a "diao" with the "7" Guangwei County.
The street pavilion is just a little further down from the bend of the word "Diao". There are two roads from Guanzhong to Longyou nearby.
The road to the north is Fanxu Road. Although this road is relatively flat, it is a small road and leads directly to Lueyang behind the street pavilion.
The one to the south is Guanlong Avenue.
When Guanlong Avenue reaches Jieting, it is divided into two directions. One direction continues westward to Lueyang, and the other direction turns south and leads to Qingshui County in Guangwei County, which can reach Tianshui.
Whether it is from the perspective of road conditions, the convenience of connecting with Guangwei County, or the strategic perspective of defeating the Northern Expedition army, Cao Wei's reinforcements must take Guanlong Avenue and seize the street pavilion.
For the Han Dynasty, if they block the Guanlong Avenue, they can directly turn back and swallow up Guangwei County. At this time, the overall situation of Longyou will be more than half decided.
Why did the Northern Expedition army in danger when Ma Su lost his street pavilion?
The reason is that after Zhang He passed the street pavilion, he could continue to meet Zhuge Liang to the west, or join Cao's army in Guangwei County to the south, and then run directly to the bottom of "7" in Linwei County, where the word "Diao" was cut off. Ti, that is, the food route and retreat route of the Han army.
"It's impossible to make a decision." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "To defend Longyou, we must guard the pass. Cao's thieves and horses in Guanzhong are not allowed to enter. Guarding Lueyang will inevitably lead to failure."
"It would be a good idea if you fall into the trap. If you occupy Lueyang and rely on it, the army can keep up with the baggage and won't be exhausted..."
When Zhuge Liang said this, he looked at the sand table again, thought for a long time, and then asked, "How many miles is it from Jicheng to Longguan?"
“It’s more than two hundred and sixty miles in total.”
Jiang Wei answered immediately, and it can be seen that he has indeed made sufficient preparations.
"Longshan is difficult to travel. It is rare for an army to travel forty miles in a day. It will take at least seven days to get there." Zhuge Liang hesitated, "The pass is dangerous. It is not clear when it can be captured."
Seeing that Zhuge Liang really planned to guard the street pavilion, Feng Yong became anxious and couldn't hold it back any longer.
So he hurriedly persuaded and said, "Prime Minister, Longguan is a critical place for Longyou. If you get it, you can defend it with only a small number of soldiers, and a large army can go down and attack the pass at any time."
"If we lose it, we can only retreat to the street pavilion and fight the enemy decisively. Looking at the world today, we are weak and the enemy is strong. If we can lose less energy, we can save more energy for the future revival of the Han Dynasty."
"Now the army of Longyou has more than 100,000 men. We can only use 30,000 to surround the city of Hebei. There are more than 10,000 scattered around the city of Hebei. That's a lot! The last general is willing to lead his own troops to attack Longguan to stop Cao Cao and reinforce his army. "
If we were afraid that our retreat would be cut off before the siege of Jicheng, now we no longer have this worry, and we can try to quickly attack and capture Longguan.
Because to be honest, the decisive battle at the street pavilion is definitely not as good as blocking Longkou.
The soldiers and horses of Liangzhou are not dead, they will come over sooner or later. If they are at loggerheads with Zhang He in the street pavilion, the Han Dynasty will be in danger of fighting on three fronts: Guanzhong reinforcements, Liangzhou, Guangwei County and Shanggui.
“I’m afraid that Cao Cao’s bandits from Guangwei will occupy the street pavilion and cut off the return route.”
Zhuge Liang hesitated slightly.
Of course he knew that blocking the Long Pass was the best, but if the light army moved in a hurry, the baggage would inevitably fall behind, and it might not be possible to attack the pass.
More importantly, no one knows where Cao Cao’s reinforcements have arrived.
“Just order an army to garrison the street pavilion to protect the back road.”
Feng Yong quickly suggested.
Zhuge Liang glanced at Feng Yong and sighed, "In the battle of Changbanpo, Cao's elite cavalry traveled three hundred miles in one day and night. In the battle of Xincheng, Sima Zhongda traveled one thousand two hundred miles in eight days."
"You once told me before that Cao Cao's bandits have good cavalry and are good at running long distances. This is indeed true. Now I have been waiting to go to Long for twenty days. I believe Cao bandit's reinforcements are on the way."
“It’s 1,800 miles from Luoyang to Longkou. According to Cao Cao’s speed on both occasions, he traveled 150 miles in one day, so the fastest is..."
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty looked up to the sky and counted with his fingers.
Feng Tubou couldn't hold it back for a moment and said directly, "Twelve days."
“Ahem, yes, it’s twelve days.”
The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty glanced at someone and said, "In addition to delivering news and dispatching troops, the journey is too far and the soldiers are not strong enough, so they need to rest on the road. If you add it all up, Cao's reinforcements will only take about a month. arrive."
“Subtracting these twenty days, that is to say, there are only ten days left at most, which is more than 260 miles. During this period, we have to cross Longshan and attack the pass. Who do you think can do it?”
The rest of the people were silent when they heard this.
There is a saying in the art of war: roll up your armor and rush forward, stay at home day and night, travel multiple routes at the same time, and strive for profit within a hundred miles, then you will capture the three generals. The strong one will go first, and the tired one will follow. If you are a general, half of his methods are achieved; if you fight for advantage within thirty miles, two-thirds of them will be achieved.
So a day's march usually lasts about thirty to forty miles.
According to this calculation, by the time the soldiers of the army arrive at Longkou, reinforcements from Cao's thieves will soon arrive, with a difference of two or three days at most.
It is really frustrating for Cao Cao to take advantage of the best cavalry in the world.
“I, Prime Minister, have the best martial arts skills in the world, but the only one who can’t defeat me is my speed!”
(Note: Hanli was smaller than Huali today.)
(End of this chapter)